79 Purple Martin

• A group of Purple Martin are called a; Collony.
• I have yet to take a picture they are so fast and have yet started to nest.
• These birds nest in man made structures. Many patterns can be found on line.  Even the early Native Americans would hang hollowed gourds to nest in.  In The west they can be still found nesting in rocky crevices.
• Large vocal swallow with dark wings and blue-purple body with a split tail.
• It catches and eats insects in the air and will also forage on the ground.
• This is the largest North American Swallow. 
• This smart bird winters in the tropics.

• I like this design because it has a catch or fence to keep the young from falling out.  These Martin houses have to be cleaned out eat year.